Shaw, Ibrahim (2012) Stereotypical representations of Muslims and Islam following the 7/7 London terror attacks: Implications for intercultural communication and terrorism prevention. International Communication Gazette, 74 (6). pp. 509-524. ISSN 1748-0485
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Samuel Huntington (1996) argued that the source of the great divisions and conflicts between peoples of global society would be cultural, and not necessarily ideological or economic as in the last century. Although, the validity of Huntington’s claim was not clear at the time, it certainly began to gain credence in western circles following recent terrorist attacks ranging from 9/11 in the US, 7/7 in London to the bombings in Madrid, the Philippines and Mumbai, all in the space of seven years. These events have undoubtedly reinforced hostile perceptions and attitudes towards ‘other’ cultures and the peoples that live in some distant countries. Drawing on a 2007 study of Germany’s Muslim community which revealed a consistently close link between radicalization and ‘vicarious’ experiences of marginalization and discrimination, this article critically analyses eight British newspapers’ coverage of the 7/7 London terror attacks to determine the extent of the stereotypical representations employed and their implications for intercultural communication and terrorism prevention.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | civilization, human rights journalism, intercultural communication, Islam, London 7/7 terror attacks, Muslims, peace, journalism, stereotype, terrorism, war on terror |
| Subjects: | L200 Politics L300 Sociology |
| Department: | Faculties > Arts, Design and Social Sciences > Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Ellen Cole |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Dec 2012 10:48 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Oct 2019 22:30 |
| URI: | http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/10781 |
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